# Bougival — Ursule Mirouët character guide

> Bougival in Ursule Mirouët by Honoré de Balzac.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** old Bougival, La Bougival

**First appearance:** 0001-ursule-mirou-t

## Snapshot

The Minoret household's faithful old servant, whose devotion to Ursule runs deeper than any wage and whose watchfulness guards the girl's daily life.

## Who they are

Bougival, known as La Bougival, is the quiet presence who keeps the doctor's household running and Ursule's world stable, a servant whose loyalty has none of the calculation that marks the blood relatives. In a novel obsessed with who deserves what, Bougival represents the simple, unheralded fidelity that the grasping heirs conspicuously lack. Her care for Ursule is one of the few unconditional affections in the book, and it anchors the girl's precarious position in the Minoret home.

## Relationships

### [Ursule Mirouët](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ursule_mirou_t_se/characters/ursule_mirouet)

_professional_

Bougival is Ursule's loyal servant and confidant, devoted to her well-being.

### [Ursule Mirouët](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ursule_mirou_t_se/characters/ursule_mirouet)

_professional_

Bougival is Ursule's loyal servant and confidant, devoted to her well-being.

### [Ursule Mirouët](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ursule_mirou_t_se/characters/ursule_mirouet)

_professional_

Bougival is Ursule's loyal servant and confidant, devoted to her well-being.

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